Trump praises Lindsey Graham as ‘one of the greatest people I have ever known’ after senator dies of sudden illness – live

Graham’s abrupt death will send shock waves through Washington and the Republican party

Lindsey Graham, key ally of Donald Trump, has died after sudden illness, his office says

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The statement issued by Lindsey Graham’s office said only that the senator had “passed away from a brief and sudden illness”. It gave no further details.

Citing police scanner audio, the Washington Post (paywall) reports that emergency medical services had received a call at about 8.30pm on Saturday for a person suffering chest pains at Graham’s home on Capitol Hill. About 25 minutes later, according to the Post, emergency personnel said CPR was in progress and a man was suffering cardiac arrest.

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